"Hope, when History Cries Death"

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Okay, so I’m getting into some decent Sci-fi. I just finished “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” (aka Bladerunner). So much better than the movie, real noir, tempted to watch the Maltese Falcon again for some brain knots. However I decided to go with Ringworld by Larry Niven, I don’t feel so silly anymore having two planets on the same orbit placed by ancient aliens races with hyperdrive. Dyson spheres Klemperer rosettes and ringworlds are far more improbable, and certainly more exciting.

In other news, I finally broke the Wheel of Time and slew the serpent. No more Robert Jordan for me! I only just survived the last battle.

It's worst with TV & Cinema, not knowing when to stop. I've two major series, one SF and one Fantasy. The temptation is like Pern or Chalet School and to keep extending. Except unlike the the Famous Five the characters age and change. Unlike the excellent Midkemia world, both have major social, political, economic and […]